Journal of the Society of Arts : Volume LI, No. 2623 [‎718v] (26/32)

JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY OF ARTS.
[February 27, 1903.
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Cantor Lectures.
Monday Evenings, at Eight o’clock:—
Prof. J. A. Fleming, M.A., D.Sc., F.R.S.,
“ Hertzian Wave Telegraphy in Theory and
Practice.” Four Lectures.
Lecture I.—March 2. — General Principles.
The Theory of the Radiator or Aerial. —Introductory
remarks—The production of an electric wave—The
theory of the aerial or radiator—Comparison between
organ pipes and Hertzian wave radiators—The propa
gation of an electric wave over earth or water surface
—Fundamental and harmonic electrical oscillations in
radiators—The Marconi radiator—The Braun radiator
—The Slaby radiator—Oscillation transformers and
multiplicators.
Wednesday, March 4. ..SOCIETY OF ARTS, John-street,
Adeiphi, W C., 8 p.m. Mr. J. C. Medd, “ Educa
tion in Holland.”
United Service Institution, Whitelall, S.W., 3 p.m,
Major-General C. E. Webber, “ An Organisation
of the Nation far Defence.”
Entomological, n, Chandos-street, W., 8 p.m.
1. Mr. G. A. James Rothney, “The Aculeate
Hymenoptera of Barrackpore, Bengal.” 2. Mr.
Charles Owen Waterhouse, ‘‘Notes on the Nests
of Bees of the Genus ‘Trigona.’. ” 3. Colone
Charles Swinhoe, “ The Aganiidae in the British
Museum, with descriptions of some New Species.”
Archaeological Association, 32, Sackville-street, W.
8 p.m.
Obstetrical, 20, Hanover-square, W., 8p.m.
Royal Archaelogical Institution, 20, Hanover-
square, W., 4 p.m. Viscount Dillon, “ Armour
Notes.”
MEETINGS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK.
Monday, March 2. ..SOCIETY OF ARTS, John-street,
Adeiphi, W.C., 8 p.m. (Cantor Lectures.) Prof.
J. A. Fleming, ‘‘Hertzian Wave Telegraphy in
Theory and Practice.” (Lecture I.)
Farmers’ Club, Salisbury-square Hotel, Fleet-street,
E.C , 4 p.m. Mr. Edwin Clements, ‘‘Bailway
Rates for the Carriage of Agricultural Produce.”
Royal Institution, Albemarle-street, W., 5 p.m.
General Monthly Meeting.
Engineers, in the Theatre of the United Sen-ice
Institution, Whitehall, S.W., 7! p.m. Mr. W.
Worby Beaumont, “Road Traffic in and near
Large Cities.”
Chemical Industry (London Section), Burlington-
house, W., 8 p.m. Mr. Thomas Tyrer, “The
need of a Duty-Free Alcohol for Industrial
Purposes.”
Camera Club, Charing-cross-road, W.C., SJ p.m.
Mr. E. W. Pulling, “A Tour round the World.
No. II.: The Malay States, China, and Japan.”
Medical, 11, Chandos-street, W., 8J p.m.
Victoria Institute, 8, Adelphi-terrace, W.C., 4J p.m.
Paper by Cavaliere W. P. Jervis.
Medical and Chirurgical, 20, Hanover-square, W.,
5 p.m. Annual Meeting.
Tuesday, March 3...SOCIETY OF ARTS, John-street,
Adeiphi, W .C., 4I p.m. (Colonial Section.)
Mr. Herbert Samuel, M.P., “Ihe Uganda of
To-day.”
Alpine Club, Savile-row, W., 3J p m. Mr. H.
Woolley, “The Canadian Rockies.”
Royal Institution, Albemarle-street, W., 5 p.m.
Sir William Abney, “ Recent Advances in Photo
graphic Science.” (Lecture II.)
Central Chamber of Agriculture (at the House of
the Society of Arts), ii a.m.
Civil Engineers, 25, Great George-street, S.W.,
8 p.m. Mr. George Frederick Zimmer, “ Me
chanical Handling of Material.”
Pathological, 20, Hanover-square, W., 8 | p.m.
Anglo-Russian Literary Society, Imperial Institute,
South Kensington, S.M L, 3 P-m. Mr. F. H.
Skrine, “ Some Phases of Russian History.”
Zoological, 3, Hanover-square, W., 8J p.m. 1.
Mr. J. T. Cunningham, “ Observations and Ex
periments on Japanese Long-tailed Fowls.” 2.
Mr. E. R. Sykes, “ The Land Operculate
Mollusca collected during the ‘ Skeat Expedition ’
to the Malay Peninsula.” 3. Mr. R. Lydekker,
“ The Significance of the Callosities on the Limbs
of the Eyuidcr.”
Thursday, March 5. ..Royal, Burlington-house, W,, 4} p.m.
Antiquaries, Burlington-house, W., 8} p.m.
Linnean, Burlington-house, W., 8 p m. 1. Mr. W.
S. Rowntree, “ Some Points in the Visceral
Anatomy of the Characinidaei” 2. Mr. F. G.
Parsons, “ The Anatomy of the Pig-footed Bandi
coot Chteropus Castanotis." 3. Dr. Elliot-Smith,
“Furthur Notes on Lemurs.”
Chemical, Burlington-house, W., 8 p.m. 1. Mr.
H. Bassett, “ The mechanism of the reduction of
potassium bichromate by sulphurous acid.” 2.
Mr. H. A. D. Jowett, “ The constitution of pilo
carpine, Part IV.” 3. Messrs. H. A. D. Jowett
and C. E. Potter, “ Preparation and properties of
I, 4 (or 1,5) dimethyl glyoxaline and 1,3 dimethyl
pyrazole.” 4. Mr. R. G. Hill, “Some analyses of
‘ Reh,’ or the alkaline salts in Indian Usar land.”
5. Messrs. W. H. Perkin and J. F. Thorpe,
“ Experiments on the synthesis of camphoric
acid. Part III. Synthesis of isolauronolic acid.”
6. Messrs. T. M. Lowry and G. C. Dorrington,
“ Camphor-( 3 -thiol.” 7. Mr. F. D. Chattaway,
“ Isomeric change of dibenzanilide into ben-
zoylorthoamino • and benzoylparaamino-benzo-
phenone.” 8. Messrs. J. C. Cain and F. Nicoll,
“ The rate of decomposition of diazo-compounds.
Part. III. : The temperature co-efficient.”
Royal Institution, Albemarle - street, W., 5 p.m.
Prof L. C. Miall, “ Insect Contrivances.” (Lec
ture II.)
National Indian Association, Jehanghir Hall,
Imperial Institute-road, S.W. Mr. R. Masujima,
“ Ihe Japanese Code regarding Family Law.” ■
Junior Art Workers’ Guild, Clifford’s-inn, Fleet-
street, E.C., 8 p.m. Mr. Cyril Davenport, “ Book
binding.”
Civil and Mechanical Engineers, Caxton-hall, "West
minster, S.W., 8 p.m. Mr. R. W. A. Brewer,
“ The Production of Power by means of Gas
Producers and Engines.”
Friday, March 6...Art Workers’ Guild, Clifford’s-inn,
Fleet-street, E.C., 8 p.m. Lecture on “ Carpaccio.”
Royal Institution, Albemarle-street, W., 8 p.m.
Weekly Meeting. 9 p.m. Dr. J. G. McKendrick,
“Studies in Experimental Phonetics.”
Geologists’ Association, University College, W.C.,
8 p.m.
Philological, University College, W.C., 8 p.m.
Quekett Microscopical Club, 20, Hanover-square,
W.C., 8 p.m.
Saturday, March 7...Royal Institution, Albemarle-street,
W., 3 p.m. Lord Rayleigh, “Light: its Origin
and Nature.” (Lecture III.) \